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He said swimming close to Zimbabwe let him show his roots to the world.

Al Jazeera tries skateboarding at Youth Olympics

Nigeria made history at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday, sweeping the men’s and women’s 100m titles through Gift Bright and Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo to become the first country to win both sprint crowns at the same edition of the competition. Read More: https://punchng.com/nigeria-win-historic-youth-olympics-100m-golds/

Al Jazeera tries Baseball5 at Youth Olympics

Nigeria’s Shukurat Mayowa has received a bye to the quarter-finals of the women’s 48kg boxing event at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, where she will face the winner of Sunday’s preliminary bout… Read More: https://punchng.com/nigerian-boxer-mayowa-gets-quarter-final-bye-at-youth-olympics/

Al Jazeera tries out martial art wushu at Youth Olympics

Reports that netball's once in a generation Brisbane 2032 bid is backed by high sources within the Olympic ranks is a very positive sign, but the sport is holding off from celebrating until the official vote takes place in April.

The incident, which took place in the early hours of October 28, came to light after the family returned from Kodagu district.

All 15 African table tennis players have been eliminated from the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics, failing to match Ojo Onaolapo’s 2010 quarter-final record. Read More: https://punchng.com/african-stars-fail-to-match-onaolapos-youth-olympics-feat/

Nigerian swimmer Aidan Dumuje-Abili says competing at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games is the fulfilment of a childhood dream he set at a young age. Read More: https://punchng.com/dumuje-abili-relishes-youth-olympics-dream/

Canadians still have time to vote for the musician they think should represent the country on the Eurovision stage. Known as the world’s largest live annual televised music competition, Canada is set to make it’s Eurovision debut next year – the first new country to join since Australia in 2015. Five musicians are in the […]

Nigeria’s swimmers recorded mixed results at the Youth Olympics in Dakar, with Tobiloba Akinsanmi finishing fifth in her heat and Kashope Obatoyinbo 29th. Read More: https://punchng.com/youth-olympics-nigerian-swimmers-record-mixed-results-in-dakar/

The head of the International Olympic Committee discusses the significance of Africa hosting the Youth Olympic Games.

TV viewers who tune in to NBC Sunday night will no doubt see some interesting plays from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears on “Sunday Night Football.” And if they stay a little longer, they’ll see some intriguing maneuvers from Jimmy Fallon. A special Sunday-night telecast of NBC’s “Tonight Show” will feature a […]

Follow for live coverage of the Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony from Dakar, Senegal.

Senegal makes history by becoming the first African country to host an Olympic event.

Senegal hosts the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first-ever Olympic event on African soil, with 2,665 young athletes competing in Dakar. Read More: https://punchng.com/senegal-kicks-off-youth-games-africas-first-ever-olympics/

Yiech Pur Biel leads the first ever refugee team to take part at the Youth Olympics.

<p>Our sport-loving PM is willing to risk a bitter north v south furore, all for the sake of table tennis in Teesside</p><p>As someone who barely understands their own finances, let alone the country’s, I will admit that budget day doesn’t always register with me. Perhaps if there were outre outfits or horse-drawn carriages involved, like there are at the st

The Western Force recruit was on Thursday called into the Wallabies squad for the first time in six years, as coach Les Kiss’s troops gathered ahead of the spring tour.

The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Habu Gumel, has pledged full support for Nigeria’s contingent to the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar. Read More: https://punchng.com/noc-president-gumel-backs-youth-olympics-contingent/

Kathleen Kennedy, the former head of Lucasfilm, has been tapped as head of ceremonies and content for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. She’s replacing Peter Rice, who was hired as Netflix’s chief content officer earlier this week and took over for Bela Bajaria. He will remain involved with the LA28 Games as executive producer, as […]

Senegal is hosting Africa's first Youth Olympics, with 2,700 young athletes competing in Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly. The Games bring pride and hope, but also questions over cost, rights and legacy.

Those issues, along with tourism, could prove crucial in the race to succeed Katsuhiro Akimoto.

Forty students from seven schools compete to see who can sound most like a kookaburra, Australian raven, or yellow-tailed black cockatoo — and be crowned best bird caller.

The full feasibility study will look in detail at how hosting the Games in northern England could work.

Team Nigeria’s young athletes have stepped up preparations in Abuja for the 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which will be held in Senegal. Read More: https://punchng.com/team-nigeria-step-up-2026-youth-olympics-prep/

The World Humanoid Robot Games test the limits of technology and innovation.